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Comment on Is there a point to the Straight Of Hormuz? What is the difference between the Iranians having it than the US? What does it mean for the average joe in either country?

moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

One of the biggest threats to most species on earth is the climate catastrophe.

This straight is a major shipping route for oil.

It doesn’t matter who controls it, but it’s best if it’s closed. Or the fees to cross it are ad high as possible.

We can’t afford the cost of allowing oil to be sold.

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Anivia@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
There is plenty of other goods being transported through the straight, not just oil. And if it were being closed permanently, oil tankers would just have to take the longer route and pollute even more

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- theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  What longer route? It’s the only entrance to the gulf as in “Gulf States”
  
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- Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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  - theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    That’s the straight of oman. Different straight
    
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